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SlyceCaik
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Posted by SlyceCaik - May 4th, 2022


So basically, AniBoom Shapeshifter was a web program used to make animations using 4 basic shapes.

It had a niche but active community with tons of awesome projects before it was discontinued in 2011 (but still accessible via direct link) then the site shut down in 2016, pretty much wiping almost everything from the website. I still have fond memories of some amazing and also odd animations I've seen during my earlier years on the internet.


I still have the source file for the program itself and have it archived. It still has its basic functions, just has some parts that depended on the website itself.


What I wanna dump here is how I imagine an improved version of Shapeshifter to be like.


1. Saving + Exporting

Problems:

  • Backing up projects cause overwritten data due to no prompt for save location.
  • Cannot save multiple projects.
  • Exports only as GIFs


Solutions:

  • Add "Save" option to store projects in an accessible folder (in Videos or Documents) + "Save As" prompt to let users choose where projects can be saved
  • Export in video formats (.mp4 and such) + frame by frame PNGs in a ZIP


2. Workflow

Problems:

  • Can only add and edit 1 frame at a time
  • Timeline seeker is too simple
  • Groups do not work unless selected in list, not workspace
  • Zooming doesn't allow restoring the workspace until you click Play
  • Color picker doesn't accept hex or RGB values
  • No true layers
  • No motion-tweening
  • No grid or guides
  • Shapes are always opaque
  • FPS limited to 12/24
  • Only 4 sound slots to use (Custom sounds required some form of membership, still limited to 4 or 8)
  • Selection box resets to square despite shape orientation, causing unwanted skewing


Solutions:

  • Multi-selection for frames + Add multiple frames at once
  • Remake timeline to look similar to modern animation programs like Adobe Animate + layers
  • Groups work by selected shapes in groups
  • Add "Restore Zoom" button
  • Add hex + RGB value picker
  • Layers with blend modes (please for the love of god)
  • Customizable grids + guides
  • Customizable opacity for shapes
  • Add motion-tweening with path shapes + customizable easing functions (shape go WEEE)
  • Button to restore selected shapes to original shape and/or size
  • Edit FPS to take custom values
  • Allow custom audio to be placed in timeline in a separate layer(s)
  • Fixed selection box that matches shape orientation + Hold SHIFT or ALT to skew


And of course, make this a desktop program instead of a web-based one. Not everyone has internet all the time + we dont need it locked away during outages or maintenance periods.


If I had more coding knowledge I probably would've gotten to work to making this a real thing, but that may have to wait a bit. I'm very passionate about this since it was one of my first experiences with animation, so this is a bit of an ambitious concept I have, lmao


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Posted by SlyceCaik - March 16th, 2022


My family is currently faced with an overdue balance of $8000+ dollars on our electricity bill.

If I don't have it paid off before April 5th, it will be completely cut off.

We've been trying to get assistance for the past year but haven't gotten any luck yet.

Please help me in any way possible, even just sharing this around.


https://gofund.me/70c46f1f

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Posted by SlyceCaik - March 8th, 2022


Roblox for some reason decided to take down one of my tracks, Neocatharsis, from the platform due to a "copyright violation", when I'm the one that uploaded it, created it, and own most if not all the rights to it.


This makes absolutely zero sense because if I'm correct, NONE of my tracks have content ID attached. They don't appear in the description of videos nor should they show up in copyright notices by content ID, as stated by the manager of the label. There's little to no restrictions on how people use my music, everyone is free to use my tracks in their games, videos, almost whatever it may be as long as I am given proper credit and it's not involved in any scheme that harms anyone in any way.


I tried getting to them to let them know it was an error and all I got was them repeating the issue I was trying to appeal, then after my 2nd reply they straight said they give up and cannot give anymore responses.


This is why I hate copyright sometimes. It's convoluted enough to cause a mess that shouldn't be happening as far as content usage goes.


Speaking of which, the form to manage global audio licensing is broken (won't stop saying ERROR - Missing required values) so I have to manually do it on each one of my tracks which is just.. ugh.


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Posted by SlyceCaik - December 15th, 2021


UPDATE 12/31/2021: I FINALLY GOT MY ACCOUNT BACK LFGGGGGGGGGGG


I recently fell victim to the "test my game" scam that steals your Discord account token. I'm asking that more people spread the word about the flaw that allowed this to happen on Discord's part.


The major security flaw is there is no verification email being sent to the original email to verify that I want it changed to the new one. The fact that the hacker already changed my password and was able to change the email with only said password as verification has costed me my account. 2 Factor Authentication was bypassed then removed during that process.


When I had just a tiny thread of access to my account, I noticed my email was changed to a Turkish burner email that self-destructs after a short period of time. Why is this possible when burner phone numbers are immediately out of the question?


There's already various threads on the subreddit, the support site, and Twitter bringing attention to this issue but barely received sufficient attention from Discord. Not many people know that it's this easy and the token stealing attacks have been around for years.


A simple verification email most likely would have been enough to prevent the hackers from causing this much damage since we would have the ability to cancel it. PLUS! A quick option to sign out of all sessions and reset the account token could've saved plenty of accounts as well! Instead we're greeted with emails saying it already happened along with a password change before it.


I would appreciate it if people who see this spread the word because this can affect EVERYONE who uses Discord. A flaw this critical should not have been in place for so long.


Subreddit posts

https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/quz3wt/chronicling_my_discord_support_experience/

https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/rg0o49/psa_if_you_get_a_dm_asking_you_to_test_a_game/

https://www.reddit.com/r/discordapp/comments/qldvpa/story_discord_has_the_poorest_account_security/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share


Support posts

https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4409387369111-Improve-Change-Email-Security

https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/4413680470935-A-Proposal-to-Improve-2FA-Security-Fixing-a-Critical-Account-Security-Flaw


Videos explaining the scam

SomeOrdinaryGamers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yb4qj2QmmM

iamLucid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZLjwxTRM6k


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Posted by SlyceCaik - December 13th, 2021


made a small website to act as a central hub for my stuff

https://traelmyx.carrd.co/

https://traelmyx.carrd.co/

https://traelmyx.carrd.co/


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Posted by SlyceCaik - August 14th, 2020


I probably should've mentioned it here but uhh I do commissions. Full info can be found here: https://shorturl.at/lCLX3iu_164333_6073349.jpg


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Posted by SlyceCaik - April 6th, 2020



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